HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2021, January and February 2022.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

 

Month

Record Date

Ex-Dividend Date

Payable Date

 

 

December

12/23/2021

12/22/2021

12/31/2021

 

 

January

1/24/2022

1/21/2022

2/1/2022

 

 

February

2/18/2022

2/17/2022

3/1/2022

 

 

Ticker

Fund Name

Month

Amount

 

Type

Change from Previous Distribution

WDI

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund

December

$0.11700

 

Income

-

 

 

January

$0.11700

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.11700

 

Income

 

HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

December

$0.04900

 

Income

-

 

 

January

$0.04900

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.04900

 

Income

 

HIO

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

December

$0.03000

 

Income

-

January

$0.03000

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.03000

 

Income

 

HYI

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

December

$0.09450

 

Income

-

January

$0.09450

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.09450

 

Income

 

EHI

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

December

$0.06700

 

Income

-

January

$0.06700

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.06700

 

Income

 

GDO

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

December

$0.10100

 

Income

-

January

$0.10100

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.10100

 

Income

 

IGI

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.

December

$0.06650

 

Income

-

January

$0.06650

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.06650

 

Income

 

DMO

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc.

December

$0.11250

 

Income

-

January

$0.11250

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.11250

 

Income

 

SBI

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc.

December

$0.02350

 

Income

-

January

$0.02350

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.02350

 

Income

 

MMU

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.

December

$0.04050

(a)

Income

-

January

$0.04050

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.04050

 

Income

 

MHF

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

December

$0.01980

(b)

Income

(0.0020)

January

$0.01980

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.01980

 

Income

 

MNP

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.

December

$0.04750

 

Income

-

 

 

December

$0.13000

 

LTCG

 

 

 

January

$0.04750

 

Income

 

 

 

February

$0.04750

 

Income

 

 

 

 

(a)

Western Asset Managed Municipal Fund Inc.’s (“MMU”) December distribution of $0.04050 is composed of approximately $0.03150 per share from Income and approximately $0.00900 per share from Long Term Capital Gain (“LTCG”).

(b)

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.’s (“MHF”) December distribution of $0.01980 is composed of approximately $0.01230 per share from Income and approximately $0.00750 per share from market discount.

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of each Fund’s distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. In early 2022 and 2023, after definitive information is available, each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by each Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder’s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds’ website at www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/closed-end-funds. Hard copies of the Funds’ complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Franklin Resources and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

Category: Distribution Related

Source: Franklin Resources, Inc.

Source: Legg Mason Closed End Funds

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